Wednesday, July 16, 2008

ADDENDUM

Meant to include in earlier blog the estimated cost of the monument from the Mark H. Bott Company of Ogden - "Cost to replace existing memorial: $12,307.00. Includes: Five (5) pice memorial with existing inscription, removal and discarding of existing foundation, dscarding of the old monument, and pouring a new foundation. Memorial is approximately 10' Tall."

SUMMERTIME


Who in the world came up with the idea "Summer time, and the livin' is easy?" Great song, but not so. Been so o o o busy. I know you are also. But, the monument replacement project is progressing.
Fund Current Balance: $1,638.65.
YOU ARE INVITED

What; Meeting to organize West Family
When: August 12, 2008, 11:00 A.M.
Where: Social Room of Colonial Court Apartments, 2155 Grant Avenue, Ogden, Utah.
If anyone would like a copy of the statement, or plan to attend the meeting please email me at norma.buchanan@hotmail.com
To refresh your memory of what we are going to replace here is a photo of the monument.
For those who are interested in the information on the monument I add the following: South side: JOHN & ADELIA WEST
HOAGLAND (their children) ALICE C. D 5 Jan 1866 A 9 Yrs.; MARY A. D 16 Jan 1865 A 7 Yrs.; QUINCY A. D 10 Feb 1865 A 7 ___(?)Ms.; ELIZABETH D 12 Aug 1866 6 (?)

North Side: Formed like open book with a quote too worn to read, but looks like script writing. Bottom right side of quote looks like I Thess. In bottom left corner looks like D&C

On 2nd piece engraving completely worn and unreadable.
3rd piece: CHAUNCEY W. WEST, Died 6th Jan 1870, Aged 42 Yrs. 11 Ms. 3 Ds.
MARY HOAGLAND, Consort, Died 27 Aug 1870, Aged 41 Yrs. 6 Ms. 16 Ds.
JENETTE GIBSON, Consort, Died 1 Aug. 1865, Aged 25 Yrs. 3 Ms. 23 Ds.
4th piece (bottom) - WEST
East Side: All pieces blank except 4th piece (bottom) WEST
West side top piece
MARGARET WEST
DIED 1846 (error, was 1848)
CHAUNCEY W. WEST
DIED 1895 (error, was 1894)
AGED 46 YEARS (error 45)
2nd piece
"Children ……….C.W. WEST" (very worn)
3rd piece - (several unreadable dates I obtained from Joseph A. West's genealogy)
JOSEPHINE E., D. 27 Dec. 1862 A.5 Yrs.
SARAH E. D. 23 Feb. 1859 A. 9 Ms.
VICTORIA, D. 27 Aug 1865 A. 11 Ms.
MARTHA P., D. 1 Jan 1867 A. 2 Yrs. 11 Ms.
DAVID G., D. 6 Jun 1865 A. 8 Ms.
ADA A., D. 3 Oct. 1873 A. 11 Yrs.
EUGENIE D. 16 Aug. 1861 A. 11 Ms.
JULIETTE D. 9 Feb 1865 A. 9 Ms.
LESTER D. Mar 1866 A. 4 Ms.
ADALINE D. 14 Aug 1870 A. 10 Ms.
CYNTHIA A. D. 29 Oct 1867 A. 4 Ms.
MELISSA J. D. 4 Aug 1870 A. 1 Yr 5 Ms.
ORLANDER D. 13 June 1866 A. 11 Yrs
LOUISA D. 15 Aug. 1870 A. 22 Ms.
DAVID LOUDON D. 24 FEB 1863 Age about 36 Yrs. (not a member of Chauncey's family, have no other information about him)
4th piece (bottom) - WEST
I am also including below the names of Chauncey's children's mothers. I hope you each know which one is your ancestor.

Mary Hoagland: Margaret, Chauncey Walker, Jr., Joseph Alva, John Abraham, Josephine.

Sarah Covington : Ellen Maria, Sarah Elizabeth, Mary Ann Adelia, Charles, Victorial, Lucretia, Clara, Mary Priscill.

Martha Joiner: William Henry, Leonora, Elizabeth Jane, Marhta Parmelia, Brigham Edward, Bryan Arthur,

Jenette Nichol Gibson: Heber W., Ada Ann, David

Adaline Amanda Wright: Israel Joshua, Eugene, Albert Andrew, Juliette, Edgar Alonzo, Lester, Andeline

Angeline Shurtliff: Cynthia A., Melissa J.

Mary Ann Covington: Orlander, Milton J.

Susan H. Covington: Louisa

More information about Chauncey's life and accomplishments will be included in future blogs.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Service to State & Church

From the "Biographical Sketch of Chauncey W. West" by Joseph A. West.

In the spring of 1863 Chauncey W. West was a member of the legislative convention of the inchoate State of Deseret which drafted a constitution and sent Hons. Wm. H. Hooper and George Q. Cannon, senators, as a delagation to ask for the admission of Utah into the Union as a state; and at the April conference, 1863, Elder West was selected to go to England and take charge of the European Mission, in the absence of George q. Cannon, then its president.

He left Ogden April 21, 1862, in company with Hon. William H. Hooper, and traveled, under cavalry escort, to the frontier. Upon leaving Ogden, the people of Weber County turned out en masse to bid him goodbye. The artillery fired a salute and bands of music heading civic and military organizations accompanied him some distance upon his journey. This public demonstration of esteem for one whose brief sojourn of six years among them had so won the hearts of his fellow-citizens, was only equaled by the right royal welcome that met him on his return sixteen months later.

At Washington he was introduced to President Abraham Lincoln and other distinguished statesmen, and on the 21st of June he sailed on the steamer "City of Washington" for Liverpool, arriving there on the morning of the 4th of July. He immediately entered upon the duties of his calling as president of the European Mission and so continued until President Cannon's return. He visited all the leading conferences of the British Isles and traveled extensively in Europe, preaching the gospel wherever opportunity offered. Upon the return of President Cannon he assisted him generally with the affairs of the mission until released to return home in the fall of 1864."